Roads are cut off and people are scarce; describing a severe disaster or danger that leads to a desolate and deserted environment with few or no pedestrians.
那场洪水过后，村庄变得路断人稀，往日的热闹景象已不复存在。
After the flood, the village became desolate with roads cut off and people scarce; the bustling scene of former days was no longer there.
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